Non-refillable bottle



No. 6I5,08|. I Patntd Nov. 29, |898. W. E. LUTZ.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

(Application filed Ont. 53| 1897.)

(No Model.)

.diiorfzey UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.,

IVILLIAM E. LUTZ, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

N'ON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 61 5,081, dated November 29, 1898.

Application filed October 23,1897. Serial No. 656,163. (No model.)

To all whom, t may con/cern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. LUTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a bottle which in itself shall be a guarantee that its contents are genuine, inasmuch as when emptied it cannot again be refilled.

To this end I make the bottle in two parts and provide the said parts with means whereby they are adapted to be secured together.

The invention further consists in certain details of construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully described and specifically claimed.

Referring tothe accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a Vertical half-section of my bottle. Fig.`2 is atop View of the lower section of same. Fig. 3 represents the under side of the upper section, and Fig. 4. views of a valve which is adapted to operate within the bottle.

The letter A designates the lower section of the bottle. 'lhe top of this'section is made somewhat thicker than the balance thereof and provided with an annular depression b, the bottom of which is made with a series of segmental grooves c to receive the dovetails or inverted-T-shaped projections formed on the under side of the upper section of the bottle and by which means the two sections of the bottle are adapted to be secured to-A valve is made thicker at its front edge and provided with a bottom projection Z, so as to increase its Weight and thus insure its retention on its seat or top of the lower section of The lug e has its under surface the bottle.

made to conform to the upper surface of the valve-lugz'. Thus it serves as a half-hinge for said valve, while at same time it insures the holding of the valve in proper position. The lug f limits the opening to the valve, and the side slots k k of said valve aord a ready outlet for the liquid when the valve is removed from its seat.

The top of the upper section of the bottle is made to project at that side of the bottle 'in which the valve-hinge is located and is provided in rear of its outlet with an internal wall or projection m to prevent tampering with the valve either by wire or otherwise.

In putting the parts together the valve is first laidv on the top of the lower section of the bottle. The locking parts of the two sections are then coated with liquid whitening or other adhesive material and the parts joined together, so as to retain the Valve in the position shown.

A stopper, of cork or other suitable material, should be inserted in the mouth of the bottle to prevent loss of liquid in the event of the bottle being placed otherwise than in an upright position.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination in a non-refillable bottle, of an upper and lower section provided with means, consisting of the segmental grooves and projections for uniting the same, and a valve adapted when closed, to rest on the top of the lower section; the said valve provided with a rear upwardly-curved lug, and having side slots which are closed when the Valve is on its seat, the top section of the bottle provided with inward projections for retaining the valve and limiting the opening thereof, substantially as set forth.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of an upper and a lower section provided with means, consisting of segmental grooves and projections for uniting the same, and a valve adapted when closed, to rest on the top of the lower section of the bottle; the said valve provided with a rear upwardly-curved 111g, and the upper section of the bottle hav- In testimony whereof I aiix my signature ing inner projections for holding the valve in the presence of two Witnesses. r1nd 11111113111D lts m01 ement, the top of Iche XVBL L LUPA.

upper section projecting at, that side of the bottle in which the valve is hinged, and the \Vit11esses:

said top provided with an inner obstruction, T. D. MCCLARY, substantially as :1nd forthe purpose set forth. l S. M. BARROWS. 

